diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index 3652f412..ff351d90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -61,12 +61,13 @@ jobs:
         run: yarn global add node-gyp@9
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        if: ${{ matrix.node_version != 14 }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.node_version > 16 }}
         run: yarn install
 
-      - name: Install dependencies (NodeJS v14)
+      - name: Install dependencies (older NodeJS)
         # node-gyp v10+'s `engines` field dropped support for Node 14... Ignore and install anyway.
-        if: ${{ matrix.node_version == 14 }}
+        # Likewise, tar v7+ claims compatibility only with Node 18+. Ignore and intall anyway.
+        if: ${{ matrix.node_version <= 16 }}
         run: yarn install --ignore-engines
 
       - if: "!contains(matrix.os, 'windows')"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5987b2f3..ce3f8d33 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "semver": "^7.3.4",
     "superagent": "^8.0.9",
     "superagent-proxy": "^3.0.0",
-    "tar": "^6.0.5",
+    "tar": "^7.0.0",
     "temp": "^0.9.4",
     "underscore-plus": "1.x",
     "wordwrap": "1.0.0",
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@
     "npm/**/got": "^11.8.6",
     "npm/**/http-cache-semantics": "^4.1.1",
     "npm/**/node-gyp": "^10.2.0",
-    "npm/**/tar": "^6.1.2"
+    "npm/**/tar": "^7.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d34f3b39..34578a3a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@
     wrap-ansi "^8.1.0"
     wrap-ansi-cjs "npm:wrap-ansi@^7.0.0"
 
+"@isaacs/fs-minipass@^4.0.0":
+  version "4.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@isaacs/fs-minipass/-/fs-minipass-4.0.1.tgz#2d59ae3ab4b38fb4270bfa23d30f8e2e86c7fe32"
+  integrity sha512-wgm9Ehl2jpeqP3zw/7mo3kRHFp5MEDhqAdwy1fTGkHAwnkGOVsgpvQhL8B5n1qlb01jV3n/bI0ZfZp5lWA1k4w==
+  dependencies:
+    minipass "^7.0.4"
+
 "@npmcli/agent@^2.0.0":
   version "2.2.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@npmcli/agent/-/agent-2.2.2.tgz#967604918e62f620a648c7975461c9c9e74fc5d5"
@@ -624,6 +631,11 @@ chownr@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chownr/-/chownr-2.0.0.tgz#15bfbe53d2eab4cf70f18a8cd68ebe5b3cb1dece"
   integrity sha512-bIomtDF5KGpdogkLd9VspvFzk9KfpyyGlS8YFVZl7TGPBHL5snIOnxeshwVgPteQ9b4Eydl+pVbIyE1DcvCWgQ==
 
+chownr@^3.0.0:
+  version "3.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chownr/-/chownr-3.0.0.tgz#9855e64ecd240a9cc4267ce8a4aa5d24a1da15e4"
+  integrity sha512-+IxzY9BZOQd/XuYPRmrvEVjF/nqj5kgT4kEq7VofrDoM1MxoRjEWkrCC3EtLi59TVawxTAn+orJwFQcrqEN1+g==
+
 chromium-pickle-js@^0.1.0:
   version "0.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chromium-pickle-js/-/chromium-pickle-js-0.1.0.tgz#1d48b107d82126a2f3e211c2ea25f803ba551b21"
@@ -2993,7 +3005,7 @@ minipass@^5.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/minipass/-/minipass-6.0.2.tgz#542844b6c4ce95b202c0995b0a471f1229de4c81"
   integrity sha512-MzWSV5nYVT7mVyWCwn2o7JH13w2TBRmmSqSRCKzTw+lmft9X4z+3wjvs06Tzijo5z4W/kahUCDpRXTF+ZrmF/w==
 
-"minipass@^5.0.0 || ^6.0.2 || ^7.0.0", minipass@^7.0.2, minipass@^7.0.3, minipass@^7.1.2:
+"minipass@^5.0.0 || ^6.0.2 || ^7.0.0", minipass@^7.0.2, minipass@^7.0.3, minipass@^7.0.4, minipass@^7.1.2:
   version "7.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/minipass/-/minipass-7.1.2.tgz#93a9626ce5e5e66bd4db86849e7515e92340a707"
   integrity sha512-qOOzS1cBTWYF4BH8fVePDBOO9iptMnGUEZwNc/cMWnTV2nVLZ7VoNWEPHkYczZA0pdoA7dl6e7FL659nX9S2aw==
@@ -3006,6 +3018,13 @@ minizlib@^2.1.1, minizlib@^2.1.2:
     minipass "^3.0.0"
     yallist "^4.0.0"
 
+minizlib@^3.1.0:
+  version "3.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/minizlib/-/minizlib-3.1.0.tgz#6ad76c3a8f10227c9b51d1c9ac8e30b27f5a251c"
+  integrity sha512-KZxYo1BUkWD2TVFLr0MQoM8vUUigWD3LlD83a/75BqC+4qE0Hb1Vo5v1FgcfaNXvfXzr+5EhQ6ing/CaBijTlw==
+  dependencies:
+    minipass "^7.1.2"
+
 mississippi@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mississippi/-/mississippi-3.0.0.tgz#ea0a3291f97e0b5e8776b363d5f0a12d94c67022"
@@ -4591,8 +4610,7 @@ strict-uri-encode@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strict-uri-encode/-/strict-uri-encode-2.0.0.tgz#b9c7330c7042862f6b142dc274bbcc5866ce3546"
   integrity sha512-QwiXZgpRcKkhTj2Scnn++4PKtWsH0kpzZ62L2R6c/LUVYv7hVnZqcg2+sMuT6R7Jusu1vviK/MFsu6kNJfWlEQ==
 
-"string-width-cjs@npm:string-width@^4.2.0", "string-width@^1.0.2 || 2 || 3 || 4", string-width@^4.1.0:
-  name string-width-cjs
+"string-width-cjs@npm:string-width@^4.2.0":
   version "4.2.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-4.2.3.tgz#269c7117d27b05ad2e536830a8ec895ef9c6d010"
   integrity sha512-wKyQRQpjJ0sIp62ErSZdGsjMJWsap5oRNihHhu6G7JVO/9jIB6UyevL+tXuOqrng8j/cxKTWyWUwvSTriiZz/g==
@@ -4610,6 +4628,15 @@ string-width@^1.0.1:
     is-fullwidth-code-point "^1.0.0"
     strip-ansi "^3.0.0"
 
+"string-width@^1.0.2 || 2 || 3 || 4", string-width@^4.1.0:
+  version "4.2.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-4.2.3.tgz#269c7117d27b05ad2e536830a8ec895ef9c6d010"
+  integrity sha512-wKyQRQpjJ0sIp62ErSZdGsjMJWsap5oRNihHhu6G7JVO/9jIB6UyevL+tXuOqrng8j/cxKTWyWUwvSTriiZz/g==
+  dependencies:
+    emoji-regex "^8.0.0"
+    is-fullwidth-code-point "^3.0.0"
+    strip-ansi "^6.0.1"
+
 string-width@^2.0.0, string-width@^2.1.1:
   version "2.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-2.1.1.tgz#ab93f27a8dc13d28cac815c462143a6d9012ae9e"
@@ -4678,8 +4705,7 @@ stringify-package@^1.0.0, stringify-package@^1.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stringify-package/-/stringify-package-1.0.1.tgz#e5aa3643e7f74d0f28628b72f3dad5cecfc3ba85"
   integrity sha512-sa4DUQsYciMP1xhKWGuFM04fB0LG/9DlluZoSVywUMRNvzid6XucHK0/90xGxRoHrAaROrcHK1aPKaijCtSrhg==
 
-"strip-ansi-cjs@npm:strip-ansi@^6.0.1", strip-ansi@^6.0.0, strip-ansi@^6.0.1:
-  name strip-ansi-cjs
+"strip-ansi-cjs@npm:strip-ansi@^6.0.1":
   version "6.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-6.0.1.tgz#9e26c63d30f53443e9489495b2105d37b67a85d9"
   integrity sha512-Y38VPSHcqkFrCpFnQ9vuSXmquuv5oXOKpGeT6aGrr3o3Gc9AlVa6JBfUSOCnbxGGZF+/0ooI7KrPuUSztUdU5A==
@@ -4707,6 +4733,13 @@ strip-ansi@^5.0.0, strip-ansi@^5.1.0, strip-ansi@^5.2.0:
   dependencies:
     ansi-regex "^4.1.0"
 
+strip-ansi@^6.0.0, strip-ansi@^6.0.1:
+  version "6.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-6.0.1.tgz#9e26c63d30f53443e9489495b2105d37b67a85d9"
+  integrity sha512-Y38VPSHcqkFrCpFnQ9vuSXmquuv5oXOKpGeT6aGrr3o3Gc9AlVa6JBfUSOCnbxGGZF+/0ooI7KrPuUSztUdU5A==
+  dependencies:
+    ansi-regex "^5.0.1"
+
 strip-ansi@^7.0.1:
   version "7.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-7.1.0.tgz#d5b6568ca689d8561370b0707685d22434faff45"
@@ -4781,7 +4814,18 @@ tar-stream@^2.1.4:
     inherits "^2.0.3"
     readable-stream "^3.1.1"
 
-tar@^4.4.10, tar@^4.4.19, tar@^6.0.5, tar@^6.1.11, tar@^6.1.2, tar@^6.2.1:
+tar@^4.4.10, tar@^4.4.19, tar@^7.0.0:
+  version "7.5.9"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tar/-/tar-7.5.9.tgz#817ac12a54bc4362c51340875b8985d7dc9724b8"
+  integrity sha512-BTLcK0xsDh2+PUe9F6c2TlRp4zOOBMTkoQHQIWSIzI0R7KG46uEwq4OPk2W7bZcprBMsuaeFsqwYr7pjh6CuHg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@isaacs/fs-minipass" "^4.0.0"
+    chownr "^3.0.0"
+    minipass "^7.1.2"
+    minizlib "^3.1.0"
+    yallist "^5.0.0"
+
+tar@^6.1.11, tar@^6.2.1:
   version "6.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tar/-/tar-6.2.1.tgz#717549c541bc3c2af15751bea94b1dd068d4b03a"
   integrity sha512-DZ4yORTwrbTj/7MZYq2w+/ZFdI6OZ/f9SFHR+71gIVUZhOQPHzVCLpvRnPgyaMpfWxxk/4ONva3GQSyNIKRv6A==
@@ -5263,6 +5307,11 @@ yallist@^4.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yallist/-/yallist-4.0.0.tgz#9bb92790d9c0effec63be73519e11a35019a3a72"
   integrity sha512-3wdGidZyq5PB084XLES5TpOSRA3wjXAlIWMhum2kRcv/41Sn2emQ0dycQW4uZXLejwKvg6EsvbdlVL+FYEct7A==
 
+yallist@^5.0.0:
+  version "5.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yallist/-/yallist-5.0.0.tgz#00e2de443639ed0d78fd87de0d27469fbcffb533"
+  integrity sha512-YgvUTfwqyc7UXVMrB+SImsVYSmTS8X/tSrtdNZMImM+n7+QTriRXyXim0mBrTXNeqzVF0KWGgHPeiyViFFrNDw==
+
 yargs-parser@^15.0.1:
   version "15.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-15.0.3.tgz#316e263d5febe8b38eef61ac092b33dfcc9b1115"